Guidelines

Ontario patient ombudsman sees 33% surge in complaints: report

The highest number of complaints, about half in total, involved hospitals.
Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals releases details about expanded scope of practice

The details included pharmacist care clinics guidelines and a proposed timeline for changes.
Some highlights of Alberta’s COVID-19 panel report

More than 90 recommendations came as a result of the panel.
Changing packaging regulations could reduce acetaminophen overdoses: ISMP Canada

There are 4,500 hospitalizations from acetaminophen overdoses in Canada each year.
Governments should create national policies to fight medicines misinformation: FIP

Governments, pharmacists and pharmacist associations should work together to fight medical misinformation, the policy statement says.
Four new genes linked to breast cancer risk

Discovery could better refine the screening and monitoring of women at risk.
First vaccine for chikungunya gets fast-track approval in the U.S.

But studies continue to determine risks of adverse reactions.
Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo US$250 each

The amount covers typical living expenses for less than four months in a country where, the WHO documents noted, many people survive on less than US$2.15 a day.

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